Ban the stupid bans!

Barmy officials in Nigeria have banned the import of fake flowers.

Following the furore about Denmark stopping the sale of Marmite/Vegemite last month, a list of other strange import rules has been drawn up by freight firm DHL Express.

It shows a license is needed to bring tents into Jordan, Algeria bans dental products (which we all guessed, have you seen an Algerians teeth?), and Argentina won’t allow maps on imported diaries…or GPS systems.

by Sasha Dubronitz

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